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HRW press release on cluster bombs used by the Sudan Air Force in Southern Kordofan
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South Kordofan Blue Nile Coordination Unit mailto:[email protected]@skbncu.org via bc.edu
Apr 16 (2 days ago)
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http://www.hrw.org/ar/news/2015/04/15-4http://www.hrw.org/ar/news/2015/04/15-4
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For Immediate Release
Sudan: Cluster Bombs Used in Nuba Mountains
End Indiscriminate Bombing
(Nairobi, April 16, 2015) - Evidence Indicates That Sudan < Http://www.hrw.org/africa/sudan > Dropped cluster bombs on Civilian Areas of Southern Kordofan's Nuba Mountains in February and March 2015, Human Rights Watch said today . Cluster munitions are indiscriminate weapons banned under the Convention on Cluster Munitions that Sudan has yet to join.
"The evidence That Sudan's army has used cluster bombs in Southern Kordofan shows the Government's total disregard for its own people and Civilian life," said Daniel Bekele < Http://www.hrw.org/bios/daniel-bekele >, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. "Sudan should immediately stop using these horrendous weapons, destroy its stockpiles, and respect the prohibition on cluster munitions by joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions."
Sudan's air force has repeatedly, indiscriminately bombed civilian areas, often killing or maiming civilians, destroying homes and crops, and damaging schools, clinics, and other civilian property, in the four years since the beginning of the conflict in 2011, Human Rights Watch research has found.
Human Rights Watch researchers visited Southern Kordofan in the first week of April 2015 and found evidence of six cluster bombs, including remnants of the weapons such as dud explosive submunitions, apparently dropped by government aircraft on villages in Delami and Um Durein counties. Witnesses said that government aircraft dropped two bombs in the village of Tongoli, in Delami county on March 6, and four others on the village of Rajeefi, in Um Durein county, in late February 2015. The attacks destroyed homes and other civilian property where they dropped in populated areas.
Human Rights Watch also confirmed that Sudan has continued to bomb civilian areas indiscriminately throughout the region. On April 4, Sudanese monitors reported that government Antonov aircraft had bombed Tongoli, killing seven people and injuring four, and that no rebel forces were in the area. Researchers also documented more than 15 bombings, some of them apparently purposefully directed onto civilian targets, which have killed or injured civilians and humanitarian workers since early 2014.
The Government of Sudan shouldnt Investigate and explain these Holocaust Denial, in Particular the Alleged use of cluster Munitions, as well as previous Allegations < Http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/05/24/sudan-cluster-bomb- Conflict-found-zone > of use of cluster Munitions, Human Rights Watch said. In 2012, Human Rights Watch reported that Sudan had probably used cluster munitions in Southern Kordofan.
Cluster munitions pose an immediate threat to civilians by scattering submunitions or bomblets over a wide area. They continue to pose a threat after a conflict ends by leaving remnants, including submunitions that fail to explode upon impact and become de facto landmines.
Since June 2 011, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) has Been fighting the Sudan People's Liberation Army North (SPLA-N) in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile < Http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/12/11/ under-siege > states, a Conflict in Which it has Carried out persistent indiscriminate Bombings and Abuses Against Civilians. Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states border South Sudan, which gained independence in July 2011. Communities in both states were aligned with the southern rebels during Sudan's 22-year civil war. The SPLA-N has no air force.
The cluster bombs Human Rights Watch found in April appear to be Soviet-made RBK-500 cluster bombs, Containing AO-2.5 RT fragmentation Submunitions, the same kind found < Http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/05/ 24 / sudan-cluster-bomb-found-Conflict-zone > in the region in 2,012.
Sudanese officials have said that Sudan does not possess any stockpiles of cluster munitions, does not produce the weapon, and has never used cluster munitions. Although there is no indication that Sudan has manufactured the weapons, the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, an independent monitor on the use and impact of landmines and cluster munitions, noted that Sudan has apparently imported cluster munitions in the past from a number of countries.
A total of 116 countries have joined the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, which prohibits the use of cluster munitions. Under the convention, states parties are required to destroy their stockpiled cluster munitions within 8 years, clear contaminated land within 10 years, assist victims, and promote the convention with governments that have not joined.
At a meeting of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on April 19, 2012, a Sudan government representative rejected allegations that the government has used cluster munitions in Southern Kordofan and blamed the SPLA-N. A government representative said in a Cluster Munition Coalition meeting in April 2014 that Sudan could join the convention, if neighboring countries did so.
The Sudan government should investigate the cluster bomb incidents and immediately end its use of cluster munitions, Human Rights Watch said. It should also stop all prohibited attacks on civilians, including through indiscriminate aerial bombing of populated areas.
"In addition to continuing its bombing campaigns on civilian areas, the evidence suggests that Sudan is still using cluster bombs," Bekele said. "The government needs to stop bombing civilians and stop dropping cluster bombs, which can endanger civilians for years to come."
For more Human Rights Watch reporting on Sudan, please visit:
http://www.hrw.org/africa/sudanhttp://www.hrw.org/africa/sudan
For more information, please contact:
In New York, Jehanne Henry (English, French): + 1-917-443-2724 (mobile); or mailto:[email protected]@hrw.org < mailto: [email protected] >. Twitter:JehanneHenry
In Juba, Skye Wheeler (English): + 211-927-091-286 or + 211-954-855-450; or mailto:[email protected]@hrw.org < mailto: [email protected] >. Twitter:WheelerSkye
In Amsterdam, Leslie Lefkow (English): + 31-621-597-356 (mobile); or mailto:[email protected]@hrw.org < mailto: [email protected] >. Twitter:LefkowHRW
In Geneva, Steve Goose (English): + 1-540-630-3011 (mobile); or mailto:[email protected]@hrw.org < mailto: [email protected] >.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sudan: the use of cluster bombs in the Nuba Mountains
Government forces should stop the indiscriminate shelling
(Nairobi, April 16 / April 2015), Human Rights Watch said today that there is evidence to lay the Sudanese army < Http://www.hrw.org/africa/sudan > cluster bombs on civilian areas in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan during February / February and March / March 2015. It is known that cluster munitions are considered indiscriminate weapons which is prohibited under the Convention on the Prohibition of cluster munitions that have not yet signed by the Sudan.
Said Daniel Bekele, head of Africa division at Human Rights Watch: "evidence of dumping of the Sudanese army cluster bombs in South Kordofan demonstrate indifference to the government full of the civilian population", and added: "Sudan must immediately stop the use of these horrific weapons and destruction of stockpiles of them and to respect the ban on cluster munitions have signed the Convention, which prohibits their use. "
The results of the research conducted by Human Rights Watch during the previous four years, starting from the outbreak of the conflict in 2011, that the Sudanese air force has been used repeatedly indiscriminate bombings targeting civilian areas, which resulted in the killing and maiming of civilians and the destruction of homes and crops and damage to schools and medical clinics and other civilian property.
The researchers at the Human Rights Watch visited South Kordofan during the first week of April / April 2015, where they found the proof of the existence of six cluster bombs, including the remnants of cluster bombs, such as explosive submunitions, which it is clear that government planes delivered in the localities Dlami mother Doreen. Witnesses said government planes dropped bombs in the village of locomotive locality Dlami March 6 / March and four other bombs in the village or locality Rgifa Doreen late February 2015. The bombing resulted in the destruction of homes and other civilian property in populated areas.
And confirmed by Human Rights Watch also said Sudan continued shelling civilian areas indiscriminately across the state of South Kordofan. In April / April four observers reported that the Sudanese Air Force Sudanese Antonov planes bombed locomotive area, killing seven people and injuring four others in the area do not have originally rebels. As the researchers Human Rights Watch also documented more than 15 air raid, some of which were directed deliberately to civilian targets, killing or wounding civilians and aid workers since the beginning of 2014.
She told Human Rights Watch that the government of Sudan must conduct an investigation into these incidents and clarified, particularly the allegations of the use of cluster munitions, as well as allegations Using cluster munitions. The Human Rights Watch reported in 2012 that Sudan may have used cluster munitions in South Kordofan.
Cluster munitions pose a threat to civilians when a small explosive ordnance scattered over a wide area. The last of these munitions to threaten the lives of civilians, even after the end of the conflict, as it fails to include the remains of the submunitions do not usually explode when to drop the bomb, and thus practically become landmines.
Sudanese armed forces remained, since June 2011, is fighting the SPLA forces for the Liberation of Sudan-North in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile < Http://www.hrw.org/ar/reports/2012/12/11-0 > in a dispute the Sudanese army has repeatedly operations random bombardment and abuses against civilians. The juxtaposition of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile State of South Sudan, which gained independence in July 2011. The populations in both states siding with the southern rebels during the civil war that lasted 22 years in Sudan. It is known that the People's Liberation Army-North Sudan has no air force.
The look of cluster bombs found by Human Rights Watch in April / April RPK Soviet-made -500, which contain any ammunition or -2.5 RT (AO-2.5 RT small), it was found < http: //www.hrw .org / en / news / 2012/05/25 > on the same kind in the region in 2012.
Sudanese officials, for their part, said that Sudan does not have any stockpiles of cluster munitions and does not produce this type of weapon, also denied that the Sudanese armed forces have been used. In spite of the lack of indication that Sudan has done manufacture this weapon, the Observatory of landmines and cluster munitions use, an independent observatory means to monitor and effects of landmines and cluster munitions use, has pointed out that Sudan had imported appeared to cluster munitions in the past a number of countries.
It should be noted that 116 countries have joined in the year 2008 to the Convention on the Prohibition of cluster munitions, which prohibits the use of this type of ammunition. Under the agreement must signatory states to destroy stockpiles of cluster munitions during the period of 8 years and cleanse the land from these munitions during the period of 10 years, and assistance to victims and strengthening the Convention with governments that have not yet acceded to.
The representative of the Sudanese government has denied in a meeting on the Convention on the Prohibition of cluster munitions, April 19 / April 2012, allegations that talked about using his country for these munitions in South Kordofan SPLA Sudan's north-bore responsibility for its use. The representative of the Sudanese government has said at a meeting of the Cluster Munition Coalition countries in April / April 2014, Sudan has joined the Convention if the neighboring countries this step.
She told Human Rights Watch that the government of Sudan must conduct an investigation into the bombing incidents of cluster munitions and stop use immediately. And must also stop all prohibited attacks on civilians, including indiscriminate aerial bombardments on civilian areas.
He said Bekele: "In addition to its continued bombardment of civilian areas campaigns, the evidence indicates that Sudan is still used cluster bombs", and added: "The government needs to stop the bombing of civilians and stop throwing cluster bombs, which can threaten the lives of civilians Over the years to come. "
For more coverage, Human Rights Watch of the situation in Sudan, please visit:
http://www.hrw.org/africa/sudanhttp://www.hrw.org/africa/sudan
For more information, please contact:
In New York, Henry Ceyhan (English and French): + 1-917-443-2724, or mailto:[email protected]@hrw.org < mailto: [email protected] >. Follow on Twitter at:Jehannehenry
In Juba, Skye Wheeler (English): + 211-927-091-286 or + 211-954-855-450, or mailto:[email protected]@hrw.org < mailto: [email protected] >. Follow on Twitter at:WheelerSkye
In Amsterdam, Leslie Lifco (English): + 31-621-597-356 (cellular), Follow on Twitter at:LefkowHRW
In Geneva, Steve Goss (English): + 1-540-630-3011 (cell), or mailto:[email protected]@hrw.org < mailto: [email protected] >
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Khalid Kodi
محمدين محمد اسحق
فيس بوك
تويتر
انستقرام
يوتيوب
بنتيريست